Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, they created a culture that influenced both civilizations.

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Experts say the discovery "opens a window into the spiritual world of communities that lived approximately 10,000 years ago.” ...

En Iwamura's playful, wistful sculptures reference the historical nature of masks while reflecting their role in our ...

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Numerous previous studies have analyzed the composition of pastes and mortars used in ancient Egyptian construction. Some of ...

Archaeologists have just uncovered the first known funeral home from ancient Egypt. The complex included a mummification ...

Still, the Egyptian teams uncovered some artifacts such as pottery tables that were used to offer bread, wine and meat. Inside the burial shafts dating back to 1580 B.C. - 1550 B.C., anthropoid ...